Lab full name

PrinceLab - Electrical Energy Systems

ERC 2nd Level Code

PE7 Systems and Communication Engineering

ERC 3rd level Code

PE7_2 Electrical engineering: power components and/or systems

Research Activities

Smart grids: static and dynamic analysis, simulation tools, renewable energy sources, storage systems, electric vehicles charging systems, power converters components. Green hydrogen integration into smart grids

Department

DEI

Contact Person

Enrico Elio De Tuglie

enricoelio.detuglie@poliba.it

Technical Staff

Matteo Ascatigno

matteo.ascatigno@poliba.it

Companies and Institutions

SNAM

TERNA

UNGSC – United Nation Global Service Centre

Exprivia

Hope

PGE - Polska Grupa Energetyczna

Projects

Training courses for expert engineers of the PGE S.A. (Polska Grupa Energetyczna): Technical challenges for developing experimental microgrids, Technical challenges and solutions for smart microgrids, Advanced researches in microgrid control & management

Research contract HOPE – Hydrogen Of PEople

FRA 2019 - Integrazione di convertitori di potenza controllati in droop in una microrete di tipo master/slave

PRIN 2017K4JZEE Planning and flexible operation of micro-grids with generation, storage and demand control as a support to sustainable and efficient electrical power systems: regulatory aspects, modelling and experimental validation

Funding

PGE – 7.000 €

HOPE – 50.000 €

Polytechnic University of Bari – 4.000 €

MUR – 111.350 €

Facilities

120 kW natural gas fueled co-generator;

30 kW gas fueled micro-turbine;

50 kWp Photovoltaic plant;

180 kWh electrochemical storage system composed by two Sodium-Nichel battery banks for a total storage capacity of 180 kWh and a maximum discharge power of 60 kW:

60 kVA wind turbine emulator; 200 kVA by-pass inverter; 2x150 kVA programmable loads; 1250 kVA MV/LV transformer; open and flexible SCADA system.

Softwares

Symphony+ ABB Software SCADA

Matlab/Simulink

Services

Development, experimentation and testing of devices and components for smart grid applications;

Validation of operation strategies and control methodologies in stand-alone and in parallel with the utility grid;

Development of advanced control techniques for local distributed energy sources for the secure, economic and reliable operation of the microgrid;

Development of real-time algorithms for optimally managing the charging/discharging battery energy storage systems for peak shaving and valley filling in the short-, mid- and long-term;

Experiments for validating advanced controllers aimed at saving energies and optimize operating costs for both grid-connected and isolated mode;

Investigation, development and validation of the operation, control, protection, safety and telecommunication infrastructure of microgrids;

Dynamic assessment and control of microgrids.

StakeHolder

External Collaborators

Graduate

Organizations and Enterprise

Professor

Researcher

Visitor

Address / How to reach us

PrinceLab - Electrical Energy Systems Polytechnic University of Bari Via Amendola, 132 70125 Bari, Italy

Hours

9,00-13,00 / 16,00-20,00

Area (mq)

600

Enrico Elio De Tuglie

SEPE-PrinceLab